MUSICIAN

Chi Cheng

1970 - 2013

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Chi Ling Dai Cheng (July 15, 1970 – April 13, 2013) was an American musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for the alternative metal band Deftones. He joined the band in 1990, and stayed with them until his career ended in 2008, when he was involved in a serious automobile crash in Santa Clara, California, while not wearing a seat belt. After the crash, he remained in a semi-comatose state before dying of cardiac arrest in April 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chi Cheng has received more than 21,000 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Chi Cheng is the 2,714th most popular musician (down from 2,532nd in 2019), the 15,319th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,233rd in 2019) and the 1,124th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Chi Chengs by language

Over the past year Chi Cheng has had the most page views in the with 24,479 views, followed by French (9,337), and German (8,046). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (61.65%), Simple English (57.07%), and Arabic (47.86%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chi Cheng ranks 2,714 out of 3,175. Before her are Michelle Visage, Marco V, David Hodges, J Mascis, Sharlee D'Angelo, and Morgan Nicholls. After her are Vika Jigulina, Laidback Luke, BT, Mark Oliver Everett, Yitzhak Yedid, and Paul Arthurs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Chi Cheng ranks 712. Before her are Salvador del Solar, Otilia Bădescu, Alysia Reiner, Andrey Tikhonov, James Wattana, and Cenk Uygur. After her are Ramya Krishnan, Mike Modano, R. Madhavan, Master P, Laura Badea-Cârlescu, and Valentí Massana. Among people deceased in 2013, Chi Cheng ranks 529. Before her are Christopher Evan Welch, Barbara Lawrence, Allan Simonsen, Philippe Gaumont, Risë Stevens, and Lee Thompson Young. After her are Kenny Ball, Chrissy Amphlett, Harry F. Byrd Jr., C. Everett Koop, Rituparno Ghosh, and Jean Pickering.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chi Cheng ranks 15,319 out of 20,380. Before her are Jean Brooks (1915), Steven López (1978), Sue Hendrickson (1949), James F. Reilly (1954), Kyle Lowry (1986), and Ariana DeBose (1991). After her are Derek Harper (1961), Faith Ford (1964), Maria Menounos (1978), John Chafee (1922), Gerald Tinker (1951), and LaMelo Ball (2001).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chi Cheng ranks 1,124. Before her are Rodney Crowell (1950), Prince Royce (1989), Dr. Luke (1973), Michelle Visage (1968), David Hodges (1978), and J Mascis (1965). After her are BT (1971), Mark Oliver Everett (1963), Brain (1963), Richard Lloyd (1951), Pete Wentz (1979), and James Murphy (1967).

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